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Well i didnt had time/motivation to get back to this little Project, sorry that, to anyone interrested, i guess the project is dead now, atleast all my downloadlinks are nonfunctional. If someone wants/needs the files write me a PM and i see if i can reupload them somewhere (not sure if i still have all of them)

If you wish personalized loadingscreens for a special theme
or with special pictures just tell me and i will see if i can do it =)
(if i get swamped with requests this may change i dont think that will happen...)

If youre going to order loadingscreens (or even one) i would ask you to provide me with:
- Links to the pictures, graphics... whatever you want to have
- If it is a painting and you know it then the name and the artist if possible.
- your resolution if you use something uncommon
- if its just an idea you have i will do the best to search the things i need for it or create them,
altough that will take a little longer naturally.

Viewtimes:
Please mind that the pic that is first has the shortest viewtime (none if its a fast pc),
the second has the longest, the third is short again but not as short as the first,
and the last is alittle longer again.

You can of course rename the files to your liking to change the sorting if you want.

I realized now the Pic 1 is also shown when loading savegames!

Tech stuff - Please note:
Becouse the Loadingscreen images get scaled to resolution the quality may
be lacking in certain resolutions or the image could be cutted offscreen
on very low resolutions. I test them on 1680 x 1050 widescreen (thats what i use).
Also the 1st one dont show up at my computer becouse its just to fast.
(the original 1st one dosent show also, so i am not concerned).
I have no clue if they work on Mac Versions.

It seems the releases for EU3 without NA are not working, will be fixed soon i hope.

Release 1 - Napoleons Battles
Version 1.0

The Images used in this Loadingscreens:

<- click thumbnail to enlarge

- Napoleon at Austerlitz by François Gerard
- Bonaparte on the Bridge of Arcole by Baron Gros
- Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow by Albert Northern
- Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David
(In rotating order starting up left)

- Napoleon in His Study by Jacque-Louis David
- Napoleon's Coronation by Jacques-Louis David
- Napoleon as King of Italy by Andrea Appiani
- Napoleon as Emperor by de Roucy Trioson
(In rotating order starting up left)

- Destruction of Novgorod by Klavdiy Lebedev
- Yermaks conquest of Siberia by Wassilij Surikow
- The Harbor At Odessa On The Black Sea by Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky
- Peter the Great by Paul Delaroche
(In rotating order starting up left)

This sample files should provide you with an overview what this Release contains, you can also take a look at the overview jpeg i created.
The jpeg´s used for the overview are largley reduced quality to keep filesize low!
The images used in the actual loadingscreens are not only higher quality,
but all of them were handoptimized and corrected!

- Flag-01 - England Flag
- Flag-02 - Union Jack

- Landbattle-01 - Battle of Castillon by Charles-Philippe Larivière (1453 - Hundred Years' War/France)
- Landbattle-02 - Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth by Mark Churms (1485 - War of the Roses)
- Landbattle-03 - The Battle of Bosworth - King Richard IIIs Charge by Graham Turner (1485 - War of the Roses)
- Landbattle-04 - Cromwell at Dunbar Andrew Carrick Gow (1650 - English Civil War - Wars of the Three Kingdoms)
- Landbattle-05 - Battle of Culloden by David Morier (Jacobite Rising of 1745-46 - Scotland)
- Landbattle-06 - The Battle of Culloden by Mark Churms (Jacobite Rising of 1745-46 - Scotland)
- Landbattle-07 - The British 26th Foot at the Battle of Blenheim by an unknown Artist (1704 - War of the Spanish Succession/Bavaria)
- Landbattle-08 - The Duke of Marlborough Signing the Despatch at Blenheim by Robert Hillingford (1704 - War of the Spanish Succession/Bavaria)
- Landbattle-09 - Piper George Clark of the 71st Highlanders by an unknown Artist (1808 - Peninsular War - Battle of Vimiero/Portugal)
- Landbattle-10 - Lord Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey by Francis Hayman (1757 - Seven Years' War/India)
- Landbattle-11 - Death of General Wolfe by Benjamin West (1759 - French and Indian War - Battle of Quebec/America)
- Landbattle-12 - Lt.General Lord Wellington at Salamanca by Chris Collingwood (1812 - Peninsular War - Battle of Salamanca/Spain)
- Landbattle-13 - Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler (18 June 1815 - Napoleonic Wars/Belgium)
- Landbattle-14 - The Captive Eagle by J P Beadle (18 June 1815 - Napoleonic Wars/Belgium)

To use them Release 6:
- Take a look at the sample files in the sample files folder and
- choose the 4 Loadingscreen Pictures you want from the .dds-files and
- copy them in your ...\Europa Universalis III\gfx\loadingscreens Directory.
- Delete the original ones after backing them up in case you want them back.
- Rename the copied files in the order you want them as: load_1.dds, load_2.dds, load_3.dds and load_4.dds (or load_1-4.tga for EU3 without NA)

start a new game and enjoy!

To use them Release 1-5:
simply overwrite the files in your original installation after backing up the originals in case you want them back.

If there is demand i can make versions that dont have to overwrite original files or that get integrated in another mod, or just help you with that.
... altough its really not necessary, that arn´t critical game files, theres hardly something that could go wrong

all these images were used only for the loadingscreens and not for any financial gain.
the border in some of them may be copyrighted by paradox.

you are free to use this loadingscreens with your original of EU3 and NA
You may redistribute freely (with textfile), but please do not say its your work and never charge money for it.

Tip: (inspired by Gigau) of course you can download different packs and mix the pictures as you like by renaming them (if necessary)

After i got permission from Susana (Paradox, thank you )
i release here a Wallpaperpack which features the Worldmap that is included
in the Collectors Edition (and for download in the CE-Forum).
It is very simple but i like it, hope you will like it to =)

15-11-07: I have added Loadingscreens for EU3 without Napoleons Ambition, but these are UNTESTED,
they should work fine, please let me know if they do!16-11-07:Release 3 - Russian Empire added17-11-07:Release 4 - Dutch Ships ordered by Patje.lol added, from now on downloads will include both versions for EU3 and EU3 NA18-11-07:Release 5 - Tricolore ordered by gigau added21-11-07:EU3 - Worldmap Wallpaper added!26-11-07:Release 6 - Englands Glory added!13-12-07: It seems the releases for EU3 without NA are not working, will be fixed soon i hope.

NEW: 06-09-09: Well i didnt had time/motivation to get back to this little Project, sorry that, to anyone interrested, i guess the project is dead now, atleast all my downloadlinks are nonfunctional. If someone wants/needs the files write me a PM and i see if i can reupload them somewhere (not sure if i still have all of them)